URLLesson Introduction
No one likes having to come up with a list of personal strengths and weaknesses when preparing for an interview, but it's even more stressful when you have to tell your interviewer about your "weakness of being a perfectionist" in a foreign language. In today's podcast, we learn some French vocabulary to talk about being stressed, as well as how to comfort someone else who is.
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eruworld says
May 21, 2008
Je ne connassais pas le mot "mince" ^^.
It doesn't matter in what language an interview is, it's so stressful anyway!!! ^^
anna8 says
May 21, 2008
Mince! Je suis toujours nerveuse quand on me fait passer un entretien!
(C'est juste?)
amaurylibeer says
May 21, 2008
C'est parfait anna8. Rien à dire!
Moi aussi je suis toujours nerveux. And as eruworld wrote, whatever the language...
However we shouldn't be 'stressés' and see it like a game or a performance...
Don't you think?
anna8 says
May 21, 2008
Merci Amaury!
C'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire, je pense...
amaurylibeer says
May 22, 2008
C'est bien vrai!!!
brocerius says
May 22, 2008
The 'bon courage' thing isnt really that complicated is it - as was said in the podcast, they are looking for en/courage/ment - thy want to be given courage. Bon courage is pretty much just that, aint it?
I love these podcasts, BTW. You guys are awsome, as are chinesepod.
careyxxx says
May 24, 2008
Amaury et Erica, quand vous êtes, tous les deux, drôlement stressés, que faites-vous pour affronter vos problèmes?
cvthornber says
May 25, 2008
j'adore cette podcast!
amaurylibeer says
May 25, 2008
Hi Brocerius,
As you wrote, 'Bon courage' is very often said to give a frank encouragement. But sometimes, as in the podcast, when people know that the task is gonna be really tough, there is a touch of irony in it (more like : Hope you make it pal!).
Many thanks for your comment!
amaurylibeer says
May 25, 2008
Salut Xusheng,
Quand nous sommes stressés, Erica et moi, nous écoutons The Saturday Show "Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?" car comme le dit l'expression française : "La musique adoucit les moeurs!" (Music makes life sweeter). Et toi, comment affrontes-tu les problèmes?
oolung says
May 26, 2008
One question (as a total newbie I'm goint to concentrate on grammar): can we put the 'domain' in a different place, for example at the beginning of the sentence or after, or must it alway go at the end?
Amaury, maybe the French eat tones of antidepressants, but don't worry! It's the Hungurian that have the highest percentage of suicides! Detends-toi!
christela says
May 26, 2008
Hello oolung!
That's a very good question. Yes, you can put the "demain" at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. So if you want to say "I have an interview tomorrow" you can either say "j'ai un entretien demain" or "demain, j'ai un entretien".
I'm quite worried about the Hungarians now though, they have the highest suicide rate... C'est effrayant!
oolung says
May 26, 2008
Merci beaucoup, Christela! (What a speedy reply!)
About those Hungarians: it's really surprising, isn't it? I mean, you can easily guess why the scandinavian countries take the second place (lack of sun etc.), but... Hungary? What do THEY have to be depressed about? Anyway, I'm sure we've had a Hungarian user somewhere in here, so maybe she could explain something...
christela says
May 26, 2008
Yes, that would help us understand why their suicide rate is so high... It's a shame but I have to admit, I don't know much about the Hungarian culture. Any Hungarian around?
lunetta says
May 28, 2008
Je n'ai pas un entretien mais tout de même je suis stressée parce que et je travaille et je fais des études universitaire.
(C'est juste?)
amaurylibeer says
May 29, 2008
Salut Lunetta,
C est presque tout bon :
Je n'ai pas un entretien mais je suis tout de même stressée parce que je travaille et je fais des études universitaires en même temps.
Tu as beaucoup de courage, j'ai un ami qui fait la même chose et je sais que ce n'est pas facile.
eruworld says
June 2, 2008
Interesting knowing about Hungarians suicide rates. I didn't know that.
doezeedoats says
September 13, 2008
Let's all pray for our Hungarian friends. I had one, once. He was great. Smart as they come, and so full of life a girl would have to be a moron not to notice.
Good lesson, guys.